DFS Vancouver Presents Kathy Butler at Inaugural Success Luncheon October 30th, 2013

Dress for Success is pleased to welcome Kathy Butler, Managing Director, Co-Head of CIBC World Markets' Investment Banking Group Canada, as one of four speakers at the Inaugural Success Luncheon on Wednesday, October 30th at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. 

About Kathy

Kathy Butler is the Co-Head of CIBC World Markets’ Vancouver Investment Banking Group.  Kathy joined CIBC’s Investment Banking Group 17 years ago in Toronto, and has been involved in a number of M&A, equity and debt deals in a variety of industries including telecom and technology, consumer retail and forest products.

Kathy holds an MBA (Honours) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance (Honours) from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

Kathy is on the BC Jobs and Investment Board, the board of Atira Women’s Resource Society and is a Partner of BC Social Venture Partners.

About Dress for Success Vancouver 
Dress for Success Vancouver is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.  Since its inception in 1999, Dress for Success Vancouver has helped more than 17,000 women towards self-sufficiency.

Event Details
Get your tickets at www.dressforsuccess.org/vancouver
Enjoy a 3 course lunch and the opportunity to network with other prominent business contacts across all sectors.

All proceeds are in support of Dress for Success Vancouver!

DFS Vancouver Presents Kirsten Sutton at Inaugural Success Luncheon October 30th, 2013

Dress for Success is pleased to welcome Kirsten Sutton, VP & Managing Director of SAP Labs Canada, as one of four speakers at the Inaugural Success Luncheon on Wednesday, October 30th at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. 

About Kirsten

 

Kirsten Sutton, VP & Managing Director
of SAP Labs Canada

Kirsten Sutton was appointed Managing Director of SAP Labs Canada on January 3, 2012. Previously the Managing Director of SAP Labs Vancouver where she served as external and internal liaison for the Vancouver Lab and represented Vancouver across the global SAP Labs network, Kirsten’s role has expanded to include management of all the SAP Labs facilities across Canada.

 

An integral part of SAP’s global research and development network, the SAP Labs Canada organization spans the country including Vancouver, Toronto, Waterloo and Montreal. SAP Labs Vancouver was established in 1984 and is the birthplace of SAP’s robust Business Intelligence platform. SAP Labs Montreal was established in 1998 and is a key development center for applications running on SAP HANA, and Mobility. SAP Labs Toronto was established in 2005 and has responsibility for development of Retail and Service industry solutions. SAP Labs Waterloo was established in 1981 and is a center of excellence for SAP HANA, database and mobility platform.

Prior to her appointment as Managing Director for SAP Labs Vancouver, Kirsten was Global Director of Technology Development Operations for SAP, as well as Chair of the Vancouver Leadership Team. Previous to this she was Global Director of Translation where she incorporated leading edge technologies and progressive processes in the centralization of translation services across the organization. 

Further to her very full career with SAP, Kirsten is a Director on both the Board of the Minerva Foundation for BC Women as well as the BCTIA (British Columbia Technology Industry Association). Kirsten is also a playwright and a French chef; two skills that lend to her artistic and social flair and give new meaning to the notion of “dinner theatre”. 

Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Creative Writing from Western Washington University, and BA Honors in English from the University of California at Irvine. She is based out of the SAP Vancouver office in Yaletown.

About Dress for Success Vancouver
Dress for Success Vancouver is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.  Since its inception in 1999, Dress for Success Vancouver has helped more than 17,000 women towards self-sufficiency. 

Event Details
Get your tickets at www.dressforsuccess.org/vancouver
Enjoy a 3 course lunch and the opportunity to network with other prominent business contacts across all sectors.  

All proceeds are in support of Dress for Success Vancouver!

DFS Vancouver Presents Laurie Schultz at Inaugural Success Luncheon October 30th, 2013

Dress for Success Vancouver is thrilled to host Laurie Schultz, President and CEO of ACL Services for our Inaugural Success Luncheon Series on October 30th. 

Laurie Schultz, President and CEO, is responsible for leading the successful execution of ACL's strategic growth plans.

With over 12 years of software experience with Intuit and Sage, Laurie has led 10 different software businesses spanning personal finance through small business accounting and mid market ERP solutions. Prior to joining ACL, Laurie was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sage North America’s mid market ERP portfolio where she was accountable for seven products sold in over 100 countries through a reseller channel of 2,000 partners and an employee base of 600. Prior to her time with Intuit and Sage, Laurie worked for KPMG in their Marketing and Business Development Consulting Practice, and for Telus in Product Management.  She is a recognized industry leader and was recently featured as one of Canada’s Top 20 Women in the IT Channel and in the Top 100 Women in North American Channel. Laurie holds a MBA and Bachelor of Commerce degree, both from the University of Alberta. She acts on the Board of Dress For Success Vancouver, a not for profit organization committed to helping low or no income women to transition into the workforce, and also serves on the Board of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA), an industry-funded organization committed to growing BC’s technology industry.

Be sure to catch Laurie speak on Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 2013:

Get your tickets at www.dressforsuccess.org/vancouver

Enjoy a 3 course lunch and the opportunity to network with other prominent business contacts across all sectors.  All proceeds are in support of Dress for Success Vancouver!

About Dress for Success Vancouver

Dress for Success Vancouver is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.  Since its inception in 1999, Dress for Success Vancouver has helped more than 17,000 women towards self-sufficiency.